Leica M9-P has a Leica M lens mount and currently there are 59 native lenses available for this mount. Leica lenses are legendary in the camera world due to their optical and mechanical perfection, but they also come with a big price tag. Fortunately, some third party manufacturers also offers more affordable lenses for this mount.

Leica M9-P doesn't have a sensor based image stabilization system but 0 of these lenses already comes with Optical Image Stabilization.

Here are some of the most popular Leica M9-P Lenses on Camera Decision:

Leica M9-P has a 18.0MP Full frame (36 x 24 mm ) sized CCD sensor . You can shoot at maximum resolution of 5212 x 3472 pixels with aspect ratios of and 3:2. M9-P has a native ISO range of 80 - 2500 and it can save files in RAW format which gives you a wider room for post processing.

DxOMark is a benchmark that scientifically assesses image quality of camera sensors. Leica M9-P sensor has been tested by DxO Mark and got an overall score of 68 for its image quality. You can find the details of their analysis of Leica M9-P here.

Anti-Aliasing Filter

Another important feature about Leica M9-P's sensor is the lack of anti-alias (Low-pass) filter. Removing anti-aliasing filter increases the sharpness and level of detail but on the other side it also increases the chance of moire occurring in certain scenes.

Let's look at how the size of the Leica M9-P's Full frame sensor compares with other standard sensor sizes.

Leica M9-P Physical Specs

Leica M9-P weighs 600 g (1.32 lb / 21.16 oz) and has external dimensions of 139 x 80 x 37 mm (5.47 x 3.15 x 1.46″). Considering that the average weight of Mirrorless type cameras is 423g, Leica M9-P is a significantly heavy camera for its class. On the other hand, with a thickness of only 37mm, it is quite small, 11mm thinner than the average of its class.

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Here is the front and top view image of Leica M9-P with the dimensions:

In order to give you a better idea about the real life size of Leica M9-P, we have added an image of how it looks next to a credit card and an AA type battery.

Now lets compare the weight and thickness of Leica M9-P with its main competitors:

Weather Sealing

Leica M9-P doesn't have any environmental sealings on its body so you got to be extra careful to protect it against water and dust. If you shoot under these conditions very often, consider checking Top Mirrorless Cameras with Weather Sealing page.

Leica M9-P Other Features

LCD and Viewfinder

Leica M9-P has a Fixed Type 2.5" LCD screen with a resolution of 230k dots. At only 2.5", the screen is on the smaller side and 230kdot resolution is lower than most of the recent models in this class.

M9-P has a built-in Optical (rangefinder) viewfinder.

Max Shutter speed

Leica M9-P can shoot continuously at max speed of 2 fps and has max shutter speed of 1/4000 sec.

Flash

Unfortunately M9-P doesn't have a built-in flash but it has a flash shoe for mounting external flashes.

Video Features

Unfortunately Leica M9-P doesn't have Video recording ability.

Connectivity and Storage

Leica M9-P has a USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) port to connect your camera to other devices.

Battery

Leica M9-P is powered by a proprietary battery which provides a shooting life of 350 according to CIPA standards.
Considering that the average battery life of Mirrorless type cameras is 362 shots, its battery life is about average in its class but it would still be wise to invest in some spare batteries for long photo trips.

In this section, we review and score Leica M9-P in 5 different photography areas. This first spider web graph shows how the M9-P compares with the average Mirrorless camera.
Hover your mouse over the points to see the score details for each photography type.

Leica M9-P for Sports Photography

Leica M9-P has a score of 63 for Sports Photography which makes it a GOOD candidate for this type of photography. If you are looking for a camera that is better suited to Sports Photography, we recommend you to check our Top 10 Mirrorless Cameras for Sports Photography list.

Leica M9-P for Daily Photography

Leica M9-P has a score of 70 for Daily Photography which makes it a GOOD candidate for this type of photography. If you are looking for a camera that is better suited to Daily Photography, we recommend you to check our Top 10 Mirrorless Cameras for Daily Photography list.

In this section, we analyse how Leica M9-P compares with other Mirrorless cameras within a similar price range. In the Bubble chart below, you can see Overall Score vs Price comparison of M9-P and the top 10 contenders in the same range. Hover your mouse on the bubbles to see the details of the cameras.